Where does “lettorikko” come from?
lettorikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikko, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.
lettorikko (Finnish): marsh saxifrage
Definitions
- marsh saxifrage
Ancestry of “lettorikko”, step by step
lettorikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rikko | breakage; saxifrage |
| 2 | Finnish | rikkoa | to break; to violate, breach; to offend, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rikkodak | to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage |
via Finnish letto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | letto | fen, a type of treeless swamp |